Australia has been invited to this gathering of friends, but has no say in any decisions about how to get China to play by the rules. That’s a risk for the years ahead.
John Howard once gave voice to the abiding fear of Australian prime ministers, to ensure that they have a seat at the top table where great global decisions affecting the country are made.
It was 1997, the challenge then, as it remains today, to decide how the world would tackle the threat of global warming.
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Daniel Flitton is editor of the Lowy Institute digital magazine, The Interpreter, and a former intelligence analyst.
